Tag: Cybersecurity
The credit card firm is getting into the threat intelligence business with the $2.65 billion acquisition. Credit card firm Mastercard announced Thursday it is getting into the threat intelligence business with the planned acquisition of Recorded Future. The acquisition price for the 15-year-old company is $2.65 billion, Mastercard disclosed. [Related: 5 Major Security Vendors That…
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Microsoft seeks ‘to raise the bar on our operational excellence,’ CEO and Chairman Satya Nadella said in a statement. Microsoft has a new chief operating officer and executive vice president tasked with helping the vendor “drive continuous business process improvement across all our organizations and accelerate our company-wide AI transformation, increasing value to customers and…
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A threat actor accessed ‘a limited number of files stored on Fortinet’s instance of a third-party cloud-based shared file drive,’ the security vendor says. Fortinet confirmed Thursday that it suffered a breach of its cloud storage environment that impacted customer data. The cybersecurity vendor characterized the incident as having minimal impact, however, saying the number…
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In an Oracle CloudWorld keynote, the Oracle founder and CTO also held up the company’s new alliance with Amazon Web Services as the start of the “open multi-cloud era.” Oracle’s next-generation network security technology, which leverages AI and biometric authentication to thwart cyber threats, is now available in the Oracle Cloud, Oracle founder, chairman and…
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‘The strategy behind acquiring both SkyKick and Axcient was to further expand our cybersecurity and data protection portfolios,’ said Ameer Karim, executive vice president and general manager at ConnectWise. ‘As cyber threats evolve, data protection and cybersecurity must go hand-in-hand.’ In a move to bolster its cybersecurity and data protection capabilities, ConnectWise has acquired Axcient…
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‘We’re not sure why they don’t list [the vulnerability] as being under active attack, but you should treat it as though it were,’ writes Trend Micro’s Dustin Childs. Microsoft’s monthly release of security fixes addresses five zero-day vulnerabilities that are seeing active exploitation, despite the company only listing four zero days in its disclosure Tuesday,…
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‘Our program is unique because it integrates three distinct roles, each addressing a critical aspect of partnership success,’ says Todyl CEO John Nellen. ‘We’re excited about the potential this program has to scale our partners’ businesses and enhance their security capabilities.’ Todyl has launched its revamped partner program “from the ground up” to better align…
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The vulnerability in the vendor’s SonicOS firmware affects a wide array of SonicWall firewalls. A critical-severity vulnerability affecting a wide array of SonicWall firewalls has been exploited by threat actors to deploy ransomware, according to security researchers. The access control flaw (tracked at CVE-2024-40766) impacts firewalls running multiple versions of the vendor’s SonicOS firmware—SOHO (Gen…
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Azure users can now deploy Cribl Stream’s data routing and processing on the Azure platform to better manage IT and security data in the cloud. Data processing platform developer Cribl is extending its Cribl Stream data telemetry pipeline capabilities to Microsoft Azure, making it easier for partners and businesses to manage IT and security data…
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‘We are an Israeli company that provides a virtual CISO platform exclusively through the channel,’ says Cynomi CEO David Primor. ‘To be successful, we needed someone who not only understands the intricacies of the channel but also has the right connections and insights to position our product effectively in the U.S. market. Tim fits that…
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